The trouble with stock options

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 49-70

  Hall, Brian J ^a   Murphy, Kevin J ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 2442624180     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533003769204353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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